News & Notes: DREAM Act fails in Senate
Daily Princetonian Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:13 PM PST
Extensive lobbying by President Barack Obama proved insufficient for the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. The DREAM Act would allow young immigrants who do not have legal status to become permanent residents after two years of college or military service. |
Policy on ROTC unchanged after repeal of don't ask, don't tell
Daily Princetonian Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:13 PM PST
The University does not anticipate making any significant changes to its formal relationship with the ROTC program in light of the end of the U.S. military’s don’t ask, don’t tell policy. On Dec. 22, President Barack Obama signed a bill that ended the military’s ban on openly gay men and women serving in the armed forces. The 17-year-old policy, which applied to ROTC programs, prevented the ... |
Vacation over, Obama set to face emboldened GOP
Union City Messenger Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:11 PM PST
HONOLULU (AP) â€" After two weeks out of the spotlight, President Obama is returning to Washington to face an emboldened Republican Party and the first major shake-up of his senior staff. |
Prez Obama signs bill to improve nation's food safety
Press Trust of India Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:11 PM PST
Washington, Jan 5 (AP) Foreshadowing the coming power struggles between the White House and a more Republican Congress, President Barack Obama has signed a USD 1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system as some lawmakers complained that it's too expensive and threatened its funding. |
Israel: An Appeal for a Spy's Release
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:10 PM PST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday read aloud in Parliament a letter asking President Obama for clemency for Jonathan Jay Pollard, left, the American serving a life term in a United States prison for spying for Israel. The letter, which was sent this week, constitutes the first formal and public Israeli appeal for Mr. Pollard's release. "Even though Israel was in no way directing its ... |
Obama signs bill to improve nation's food safety system
Portland Press Herald Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:08 PM PST
WASHINGTON - Foreshadowing the coming power struggles between the White House and a more Republican Congress, President Obama on Tuesday signed a $1.4 billion overhaul of the nation's food safety system as some lawmakers complained that it's too expensive and threatened its funding. |
Today's Opinions: GOP rerun; Finding bipartisanship; Pawlenty's legacy
News-Medical-Net Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:08 PM PST
You just can't close the door on this crowd. The party that brought us the worst economy since the Great Depression, that led us into Iraq and the worst foreign policy disaster in American history, that would like to take a hammer to Social Security and a chisel to Medicare, is back in control of the House of Representatives with the expressed mission of undermining all things Obama (Bob Herbert ... |
Don't Miss These Tax Changes
TheStreet.com Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:04 PM PST
By Mark Henricks for Entrepreneur.com Confused about what to do as you gather your boxes of receipts and prepare for the dreaded tax deadline in the coming months? This past year has brought several tax changes affecting small business owners, capped by President Obama's Dec. 17, signing of the tax-cut extension law. Even as you prepare your 2010 taxes, consider also looking ahead to make ... |
US stresses need to reduce China trade imbalance
The Sun Tue, 04 Jan 2011 21:03 PM PST
WASHINGTON (Jan 4, 2011): President Barack Obama's national security adviser pressed for efforts to reduce U.S.-China trade imbalances and also discussed ways to rein in North Korea in talks on Tuesday with China's foreign minister. |
House Republicans trumpet agenda on spending, tax code
Boston Globe Tue, 04 Jan 2011 20:58 PM PST
On the brink of power, House Republicans challenged President Obama yesterday to join them in a drive to cut federal spending, ban earmarks for favored projects, and overhaul the nation’s tax code. |
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